After beginning a new era with Head Coach John Pawlowski just one year ago, the WKU baseball program will begin another era in the 2017 season.
Athletic Director Todd Stewart announced in May that an AstroTurf-designed playing surface will be installed at Nick Denes Field.
WKU joins Louisiana Tech University as the only two schools in Conference-USA to possess a turf field. The $1.3 million project is 100 percent privately funded.
“When I came to WKU our facilities were already great,” junior outfielder Kaleb Duckworth told the BG Daily News. “The new field is definitely exciting.